a rat has died in my loft and i can smell it - what can i do to find it? and how can you get rid of the smell?
2007-01-21 02:00:52 · 12 answers · asked by chief 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Beware!
Rats smell even while still alive.
You could use a dog to find it, but is better you call some professional. And yes, how can you be sure it's a rat... it could be a cat or another pet, maybe something exotic that you wouldn't like to see
2007-01-21 02:17:55 · answer #1 · answered by Cgargu T. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have an early boys book that gives you the answer to this sort of problem. You catch a couple of blue bottle flies. I suppose you good lurk around outside your local butchers with a jam jar. You then let them loose in your house and follow their route. In no time they will have detected the poor old dead rat
2007-01-22 10:19:44 · answer #2 · answered by Professor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you use the traps, you can avoid bad smell like this.
Glue traps are the best method to trap rats and mice.
I found detailed information at http://www.pests.in
2007-01-21 12:10:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Joop afterhsave to get rid of the smell. Might be risky but sending a cat or dog in there to sniff for it will find it! Then just pop it in a black bag!
2007-01-21 10:03:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Call a professional, rats can carry diseases. (I think dead ones can too. I mean obviously they will not bite you, but I wouldn't risk anything with rats).
2007-01-21 10:10:57 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds gross.. lol If I were you, I let some professional find it, because it may lead to a rat's nest. If you live under rent, let the landlord take care of it! =)
2007-01-21 10:04:08 · answer #6 · answered by Nanakai 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
kids are good at this sort of thing, i would send the kids in after it, all you gotta do is get them to point it out, not touch it or anything and yea how do you know its a rat?
2007-01-21 10:06:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
do what any person with a brain would do and call the professionals in to come and get rid of it properly
2007-01-22 10:42:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it isn't a rat.....a dead body springs to mind
2007-01-21 10:05:34 · answer #9 · answered by ellietricitycat 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Get a torch and follow your nose,How sure are you that it is a rat?
2007-01-21 10:04:27 · answer #10 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋